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Concert review: Abeo Quartet
Leah Hollingsworth hears the performance of Mendelssohn, Reena Esmail and Brahms at the New School Auditorium, New York, NY, US, on 9 November 2025
Concert review: Sterling Elliott (cello) Sphinx Virtuosi
Bruce Hodges hears the performance of Prokofiev, William Grant Still, Clarice Assad, Quenton Blache, Jessie Montgomery, José White Lafitte, Ginastera and Ponce at Philadelphia’s Perelman Theater on 16 October 2025
Concert review: Lisa Batiashvili (violin) Philadelphia Orchestra/Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Bruce Hodges visits Philadelphia’s Marian Anderson Hall on 25 October 2025 for the performance of Sibelius, Jennifer Higdon, Tchaikovsky and Josef Rheinberger
Concert review: David Aaron Carpenter (viola) Students of Villa Musica
Carlos María Solare visits the Neue Synagoge in Mainz, Germany, for a performance of Martinů, Halvorsen, Schnittke, Mendelssohn, Reger and Caroline Shaw on 16 November 2025
Concert review: Arcadia Quartet
Peter Quantrill visits London’s Wigmore Hall on 2 November 2025 for the performance of Mozart and Grieg
Concert review: Vilde Frang (violin) Basel Chamber Orchestra/Baptiste Lopez (violin)
Janet Banks hears the performance of Mendelssohn and Bach at London’s Wigmore Hall 14 November 2025
Concert reviews
Concert review: Meta4
Edward Bhesania visits London’s Wigmore Hall on 16 November 2025 for the performance of Bacewicz and Mendelssohn
Concert review: Nigel Kennedy (electric/acoustic violin, piano) and band
Edward Bhesania reports on the concert of Pigbag, Sakamoto, Gershwin, Komeda and Nigel Kennedy himself at London’s Cadogan Hall on 18 November 2025, part of the EFG London Jazz Festival
Book review: Ray Brown: His Life and Music
Tully Potter reads Jay Sweet’s biography of the legendary jazz bassist (1926–2002)
Book review: Trinity College London String Syllabus 2025
Philippa Bunting looks through the repertoire choices of the newly issued TCL strings books
Christian Tetzlaff: Adès, Elgar
Contrasting concertos yield different results
Julius Berger, Hyun-Jung Berger: Asiago
A fitting celebration of a long-standing Italian festival
Book reviews
Albrecht Menzel: Mendelssohn, Schumann
Two contrasting concertos, with the Schumann coming out on top
Roman Mints, Maxim Rysanov, Kristina Blaumane: Tabakova
A palpable sense of commitment brings this music to life
Julia Huber, Martin Jopp: Telemann Complete Violin Concertos Vol.9
A spirit of participation marks the end of an important cycle
Júlia Pusker: Weiner: Complete Works for Orchestra Vol.4
An influential teacher shines in an aural feast
Manon Papasergio: Per la Viola Bastarda
A compelling foray into the viola da gamba’s history
J.A.M. String Collective: She Looks up at the Trees
An intriguing debut album, with mixed results
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